UPDATE: Men arrested after double stabbing

Two men found with stab wounds in a Blackpool street have been arrested.
Police and ambulance crews attending an incident on Ashton Road, Blackpool, 2/2/17Police and ambulance crews attending an incident on Ashton Road, Blackpool, 2/2/17
Police and ambulance crews attending an incident on Ashton Road, Blackpool, 2/2/17

Police were called to Grasmere Road at around 11am yesterday following reports two men had been found with knife injuries.

A 27-year-old man and a 58-year-old man had both been stabbed in the chest.

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One was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital, while the other was taken to Royal Preston Hospital, where they are currently receiving treatment.

A police spokesman said: “We are not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident.

“Both men were arrested on suspicion of Section 18 wounding.”

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